Emotional Minutes 33: Coping with Climate Anxiety and Stress
We have been seeing a lot of climate change news on some of the extreme effects of climate change. This has brought up a lot of understandable uncertainty as well…
Media Psych: Dreams and Trauma in “Inception”
I first want to say that I love this film. It is fun to think about dreams in such a creative way. Inception portrays ideas about the unconscious mind and…
Emotional Minutes 32: Dreams and Why We Dream
Why do we dream? What do my dreams mean?? Why do I have nightmares? Dreams and why we dream have puzzled philosophers, scientists, and pretty much everyone forever. Being picked…
Media Psych: Coping and Resilience in “The Martian”
People often wonder about how to approach difficulties or cope with stress during hard times or after something challenging has occurred. How do I cope? How can I be more resilient…
Emotional Minutes 31: Awe and how to find awe
What is awe? The clip below describes the positive emotion of awe and ways to find it. Research has found that there are multiple benefits of experiencing this positive emotion.…
Emotional Minutes 30: Insomnia and how to get better sleep
Not getting enough sleep?? People often ask about insomnia and how to get better sleep. Hint: it's not by eating insomnia cookies (though I hear they are pretty tasty). Difficulty…
Re-entry Anxiety | abc News KOLO 8 featuring Dr. Matt B
Many people have been experienced nervousness or anxiety about returning to routines and social events or simply re-entering society in general. Experts have begun to refer to this anxiety as…
Emotional Minutes 29: Coping with re-entry anxiety
Coping with re-entry anxiety can be difficult, even when getting back to more normal routines following the pandemic can be exciting. Many people have been experienced nervousness or anxiety about…